2+ hour, 21+ min ago   (107+ words) MERIDEN, Conn. (WFSB) - Hartford HealthCare has announced the unveiling of lactation pods at MidState Medical Center in Meriden on Tuesday. The Mamava Lactation Pods will expand access to private spaces for breastfeeding and pumping. A celebration is set to take…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (315+ words) NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WFSB) - Leaders gathered on Friday at Fair Haven School to confront what they called a growing youth mental health crisis across Connecticut. Experts warned that far too many children are struggling, and the stakes are high when…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (503+ words) HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - In an exclusive survey done in partnership between WFSB and the Connecticut Education Association, teachers expressed concerns about the levels of anxiety they're seeing in the children they teach. The challenges of teaching can be overwhelming. Nearly…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (226+ words) WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - Families could soon see major relief from some of the highest childcare costs in the country. Gov. Ned Lamont announced Thursday the launch of Early Start CT, a new initiative designed to expand early care and…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (97+ words) As students return to the classroom, Hartford Public Schools are kicking off the year with fresh leadership and the promise of a state-of-the-art facility. VIDEO: Hartford students head back to school with new superintendent and high school on the way…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (362+ words) STONINGTON, Conn. (WFSB) - Just days before classes begin, some parents on the shoreline are having to come up with a back-up plan to get their kids to school. 15-year-old Kaleigha Mejias-Williams is a student in New London's magnet school program....

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (458+ words) SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (WCSH) - Millions of people own cellphones, and for parents, deciding when to get kids their own phone is not easy. One mother in Maine has found a nostalgic way to handle her young daughter's request to have…...

5+ mon, 6+ day ago   (319+ words) HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - Experts are helping families start the school year off right by slowly transitioning off of the summer sleep schedule. Sleep is vital for children's physical and mental health. "All of a sudden when they have to start…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (380+ words) The fraction of kids exempted from vaccine requirements rose to 4.1%, up from 3.7% the year before. It's the third record-breaking year in a row for the exemption rate, and the vast majority are parents withholding shots for nonmedical reasons. Meanwhile, 92.5% of…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (59+ words) In January, the Trump administration issued an executive order to end gender affirming care for patients under 19 across the country. VIDEO: Connecticut Children's hospital winding down gender care for young patients FORECAST: First Alert Weather Day for heat and humidity…...